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| Date: | Wednesday 7 June 1995 |
| Time: | c. 1100 |
| Type: |  NZAI Fletcher FU-24A-954 |
| Owner/operator: | Fieldair Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-EMU |
| MSN: | 274 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lake Grassmere, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Farm airstrip |
| Farm airstrip | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Pilot : Garth Nicholls.
The aircraft collided with the face of a hill during a sowing run, caught fire and was destroyed. The TAIC investigation found the probable cause pilot incapacitation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. TAIC Investigation 95-010
http://skyviking.net/svwp/?p=412
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2009 17:07 | XLerate | Added |
| 06-Feb-2010 08:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, ] |
| 23-Apr-2010 02:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Feb-2017 22:54 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2022 00:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 06-Feb-2022 21:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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